My cd/dvd rom drive has vanished!

Newbie Forum
#1

From “My computer” completely.
I recently started using daemon tools for running (mounting) cd images. But when I used it, I did not press “set number of devices” (I later found out, on my brother’s PC, that’s how I should do it). And when I mounted a image, the virtual cd drive replaced my “real” cd rom drive. I have tried uninstalling the program but then the cd/dvd drive is gone completely!?

So how can I get my cd rom back? As it is now the computer doesn’t do anything if I insert a cd, and it doesn’t find one if I go on “my computer”…

Any ideas? I am willing to delete everything on my computer, but as my computer can’t read the xp cd rom, I’m kind of stuck. I tried downloading the xp cd ( I have an original cd-key by the way) and mounting it, but it didn’t work…

I have tried uninstalling the primary and secondary IDE channels but nothing happens. The cd/dvd drive is not in control panel>>system>>hardware>>device manager>> either.

#2

What about booting from the Windows CD ROM?
Try adding it to another machine.

#3

Sorry I’m quite the newb. But when you say boot, you mean delete everything on my computer right? I don’t suppose just installing XP again would help, as the cd rom driver should be on the PC before I install XP (it must have been, otherwise I would not have been able to install xp with the cd)

Would installing XP (home) again fix the problem? And how exactly can I do that without using a CD?

PS My PC is a laptop that I bought online. I got it, installed xp home, and installed a few drivers (graphics card, wireless internet etc) I don’t even know if a pc uses a driver to run a CD rom.

I’m really lost, as you probably can see.

#4

can anyone help? Please?!